Fisheries and Wildlife Manager

• Join our self-governed Indigenous community while honouring our heritage
• Receive a competitive annual salary of $70-89K plus full benefits
• Assist in achieving our long-term goals while working in a beautiful northern BC backdrop

About the Opportunity

NLG is currently seeking a Fisheries and Wildlife Manager based in New Aiyansh, BC, on a full-time basis.

Reporting to the Director of Fisheries and Wildlife, you will oversee research projects, provide technical resource, liaise with external stakeholders, and manage a small team of full time and seasonal contract hires year round. Specifically, the scope of your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Management of Applied Research on Fisheries and Wildlife Programs:

• Ensuring data is obtained, analyzed, and verified using appropriate methodologies for scientific studies
• Preparing scientific and financial reports
• Facilitating full time and seasonal hiring of staff
• Delegating research tasks to the team as needed
• Developing improved processes in policies and procedures
• Identifying growth prospects and providing creative solutions to implement strategies

Management of Other Funded Programs:

• Supervising project inception and implementation per contract and budget terms
• Allocating funds, purchasing, and issuing invoices for program materials
• Providing status and completion reports to the Director of Fisheries and Wildlife
• Keeping complete and accurate project/department files
• Writing grant proposals to foundations program funding

Management of Fish Sale Operations:

• Ensuring upkeep of fish processing facility per Ministry of Agriculture standards
• Arranging for annual inspection of facility
• Overseeing permits and annual reports
• Seeking out markets and contracting fish buyers
• Facilitating full time and seasonal hiring of staff (supervisor, fish handlers, graders, labourers, etc)
• Working with finance department to facilitate payments and invoicing
• Ensuring accurate tracking of inventory in the supply chain

For further information and to apply for this exciting position with Nisg̱a’a Lisims Government, go HERE